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United Center embraces the electric, acoustic and blues of “Journeyman” Eric Clapton

England may be Eric Clapton’s origin, but Chicago could easily pass as his second home given how much the blues were a formative influence on previous bands The [More…]

Arcada Theatre turns 100 with parade, Ron Onesti, Priscilla Presley, Chubby Checker, Appice bros chat

If the walls inside the Arcada Theatre could talk, they would surely have at least a million stories to tell throughout 100 years of history, especially since it was [More…]

M.E.B. (Miles Electric Band), Davis Centennial the stunning centerpiece of Chicago Jazz Festival

Very few festivals are as carefully curated, let alone as completely free as the Chicago Jazz Festival, which always unites a ton of local and international artists spread [More…]

John Fogerty revives Creedence’s “Legacy” for CU1 Amp alongside the Traffic of Steve Winwood

Since regaining the rights to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s publishing after a half-century’s worth of legal battles, John Fogerty seemed to acquire a lot more [More…]

North Theatre nestles into Jim Messina’s solo, Buffalo Springfield, Poco and Loggins songbook

The amount of material legendary singer/songwriter/guitarist Jim Messina has to choose from on any given evening is massive, yet he always manages to curate an exceptional [More…]

Ravinia “Celebrate” the funky soul of Kool & The Gang, Morris Day & The Time, Con Funk Shun

Believe it or not, in the six decades since getting started, Kool & The Gang never toured through Ravinia until now, although that meant the funky pop legends were able [More…]

From “Smoke On The Water” to “Splat!,” Deep Purple revs up Ravinia, Kansas carries on

Rejuvenated by an infinitely unlikely reunion that reverberated around the world, Deep Purple returned to Ravinia’s completely upgraded Hunter Pavilion, armed with [More…]

“Just Like That…” Bonnie Raitt gives a renovated Ravinia “Something To Talk About”

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt is certainly no stranger to Ravinia, though now that a series of once-in-a-generation renovations are complete, it technically [More…]

Gladys Knight boards the “Midnight Train” to Ravinia, Brian McKnight offers “All My Best”

For a whopping six-and-a-half decades, Gladys Knight has stayed a singular superstar able to flawlessly stitch together pop, soul, R&B and gospel, collecting seven [More…]

Emmylou Harris and Graham Nash’s folksy friendship fills Ravinia’s Hunter Pavilion

Ravinia got two troubadours for the price of one when the once-in-a-lifetime combination of Emmylou Harris and Graham Nash came to the Hunter Pavilion, which was just [More…]